At issue, is an application with the U.S. government to allow twice a week direct flights from Orlando International Airport to Oslo, Norway via Norwegian Air International. Service to Fort Lauderdale is already underway and flights to Orlando could begin in 2014.

Hoping the service will spur new jobs, Dyer wrote to the department of transportation saying, "We look forward to welcoming new Norwegian Air shuttle service this summer."

Dyer faces opposition from hundreds of local pilots who belong to the Air Line Pilots Association.

"He wants to increase tourism and we respect that, but we don't think the mayor has a full education on what Norwegian Air is up to," said Capt. Steve Janelis, Air Line Pilots Association spokesman.

The Air Lline Pilots Association opposes the service claiming that because Norwegian is registered in Ireland, and is hiring some crews from Asia, that safety oversight is lax and puts passengers at risk.

HE FLED ON FOOT. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CALL CRIMELINE AT 1-800-423-TIPS. HUNDREDS OF LOCAL PILOTS LETTING ORLANDO'S MAYOR KNOW THEY'RE ANGRY AND WANT HIM TO STOP PUSHING FOR A NEW AIRLINE SERVICE. BUDDY DYER IS SUPPORTING AN EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE BUT THE PILOTS SAY THOSE PLANS COULD PUT YOU AT GREATER RISK WHEN YOU FLY. GREG FOX IS LIVE AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL. WHICH AIRLINE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? IT'S NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE BETTER KNOWN TO MOST AS NORWEGIAN AIR. THE THIRD LARGEST BUDGET CARRIER IN EUROPE. IT'S GOT ITS SIGHTS SET ON U.S. AIRPORT LOCATIONS LIKE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL FOR DIRECT NONSTOP SERVICE AND THE PILOT'S UNION SAYS NOT SO FAST. THIS MOBILE BILLBOARD CIRCLES CITY HALL CLAIMING NORWEGIAN AIRLINES IS PLAYING A SHELL GAME WITH ORLANDO'S MAYOR. AT ISSUE IS AN APPLICATION WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW TWICE A WEEK DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM O.I.A. TO OSLO-NORWAY VIA NORWEGIAN AIR INTERNATIONAL. SERVICE TO FORT LAUDERDALE IS UNDERWAY AND FLIGHTS TO ORLANDO COULD BEGIN THIS YEAR. HOPING THE SERVICE WILL SPUR NEW JOBS, MAYOR BUDDY DYER WROTE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYING... WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING NEW NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE SERVICE THIS SUMMER. HE WANTS TO INCREASE TOURISM AND WE RESPECT THAT. BUT WE DON'T THINK THE MAYOR HAS A FULL EDUCATION ON WHAT NORWEGIAN AIR IS UP TOO. -- TO. THE PILOTS ASSOCIATION OPPOSES THE SERVICE CLAIMING BECAUSE THEY'RE HIRING CREWS FROM ASIA SAFETY OVERSIGHT IS LAX. WE'RE CONCERNED. THE DIRECTOR CALL THAT'S CONCERN NONSENSE AND POINTS OUT AIR LINGAST HAS BEEN FLYING TO ORLANDO FOR YEARS WITH A STRONG SAFETY RECORD. WITH THE REGULATIONS CONTROLLED ARE AS STRINGENT AS OUR REGULATIONS. THAT'S WHAT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT. TWO DANISH JOURNALISTS WO WHO TOOK THE FLIGHT THIS WEEK PAID $400 EACH. CHEAPER THAN ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE. WE GET TO GO THROUGH THE MYSTICAL U.S. AND PAY NOTHING TO SEE. WHAT IS THE FUSS ALL ABOUT? ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR NORWEGIAN AIR, THE CLAIMS BY THE PILOTS ASSOCIATION ARE SLANDEROUS AND FALSE. KIND OF UNUSUAL THAT THE PILOTS ASSOCIATION WOULD FOCUS ONLY ON MAYOR DYER SINCE WE CHECKED AND ACCORDING TO PUBLIC RECORDS ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR TERESA JACOBS ALSO SENT NOT JUST A LETTER BUT AN IDENTICAL LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF